ffmpeg -ss 00:00:10 -i "Skye-Model 2nd Video.avi" -t 00:00:30 -c copy "Skye-Model_clip.avi" If you need frame-accurate trimming, re-encode:

ffmpeg -i "Skye-Model 2nd Video.avi" -vf "scale=-2:720" -c:v libx264 -crf 22 -preset medium -c:a aac -b:a 128k "Skye-Model_720p.mp4" Denoise with ffmpeg’s nlmeans (slow but effective):

ffmpeg -i "Skye-Model 2nd Video.avi" -c:v libx264 -preset medium -crf 20 -c:a aac -b:a 160k "Skye-Model_2nd_web.mp4" If file is large and you want fast encoding:

ffmpeg -ss 00:00:10 -i "Skye-Model_2nd_web.mp4" -vframes 1 -q:v 2 thumbnail.jpg Sprite sheet (useful for video players):

ffmpeg -ss 00:00:10 -i "Skye-Model-2nd Video.avi" -t 00:00:30 -c:v libx264 -crf 18 -c:a aac "Skye-Model_clip.mp4" Recommended target: MP4 (H.264 video, AAC audio).

copy "Skye-Model 2nd Video.avi" "Skye-Model 2nd Video.original.avi" If AVI has broken index:

cp "Skye-Model 2nd Video.avi" "Skye-Model 2nd Video.original.avi" Or on Windows:

ffmpeg -i "Skye-Model_2nd_web.mp4" -vf "subtitles=subtitles.srt:force_style='FontName=Arial,FontSize=24'" -c:v libx264 -crf 18 -c:a copy "Skye-Model_burned.mp4" Single thumbnail at 10s: